Observation and Improvement Cycles

Develop a culture of quality peer-to-peer learning and demonstrate the specific impacts of school improvement work that are hard to capture in the metrics commonly used in accountability systems.

Our Effective Learning Observation (ELO) protocol is designed to focus on the collection of, and discussion about, the evidence of student learning in any observation context. The process is based on the assumption that at all times and in all school locations it is possible to gather information about the quality of student learning. The ELO process relies upon tangible evidence of learning collected as a direct result of observing what students are doing, saying, demonstrating or physically representing.

Which students are learning most effectively and how do you know?

Which students are not learning as effectively and how do you know?

Leaders can quantify the success of PD implementation

Teachers can measure the success of differentiation strategies

Providing ongoing feedback to teachers so that they make interim changes in practice that lead to improved outcomes for students

Allowing teachers to take risks and practice new ideas and strategies and receive real-time feedback that promotes confidence and skill